Contractors occasionally substitute reinforcement bars during construction works, perhaps as a result of
unavailability of the design-specified bars. As a result, this study have explored the basis, extent and the conditions
for the mutual substitution of reinforcing bar groups of equivalent area but different bar diameters in reinforced
concrete beams. A total of (20) concrete beams...

Published at Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology

AWOYERA Paul » Paul Awoyera currently holds a Bachelors Degree and Masters Degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in structures. Prior to joining Covenant University, he has worked on numerous projects on the field involving structural design, building construction,subsoil investigation,concrete waterproofing and non destructive testing.
His pedagogical interest include but not limited... view full profile